Purpose:
Determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and to examine the influence of patient adherence and patient-provider goal-setting and decision support on factors related to cardiovascular disease risk ...

Background
Studies indicate that the vast majority of adult Americans do not regularly consume recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. One major issue with research in this area is how to measure fruit and ...

Transition to motherhood is referred to as change in the new role and relationship during women's developmental stages. Difficult transitions may cause problems in the mother-infant relationship and influence the ...

Tobacco use is a serious public health problem impacting both the length and quality of life. Cigarette smoking significantly depletes American health care resources while also lowering the national state of the military ...

This is a descriptive study undertaken to identify competencies and supporting knowledge and skills in informatics perceived to be necessary by nurses for nurses engaged in clinical practice. This study applied a ...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death of Filipino-Americans (FAs). Despite the growing numbers of FAs in the United States, little is known about their CHD knowledge and risk factors.
The purposes ...

In the past ten years there has been a tremendous growth in outpatient surgery. Technical advancements in surgery techniques and anesthesia delivery have made it possible for lengthy, complex surgical procedures to be done ...

Purpose:
To develop and test the validity and reliability of the Life Sustaining Treatment Attitude Questionnaire (LSTAQ), a survey instrument to elicit family member decision-maker attitudes toward life sustaining ...

The role of dietary acculturation and consumption of fat, sugar, fruits, and vegetables among Filipino- Americans (FAs) in the United States (US) remains unclear. Despite the growing numbers of FAs in the US, little is ...

Dozens of studies throughout a wide range of professions and settings have demonstrated significant correlations between emotional intelligence and high levels of perfonnance, productivity, team effectiveness, lower levels ...

The nurse-patient relationship is the heart and soul of nursing practice. Nurses find the most meaningful relationships with patients are those in which they feel deeply connected with patients. Yet studies show that nurses ...

Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease (National Center for Health Statistics, 2004). In Hawaii, 28,600 children (9.7%) currently have asthma (State of Hawaii Department of Health, 2004). This study was designed ...

Transition to motherhood is an on-going developmental process that requires adaptation or change in restructuring behavior and role identity. When living in a foreign culture, women's challenges are increased exponentially ...

Background
Military family separations have increased significantly in the past decade and military readiness has never been so critical. This can have an impact on the adjustment of military spouses. There have been many ...

The use oftelehealth in individual's homes is increasing in the United States in an effort to cut cost by limiting admissions to hospitals and/or reduce length of stay. This increase has not been driven by conclusive ...

There are about 4000 new hip fracture patients in Taiwan each year, and osteoporosis is the number one cause for these fractures. But, there has been no research article related to osteoporosis preventive behavior among ...

The purpose of this focused ethnographic study was to describe the patterns of a good death held by elderly Japanese Americans living in Hawaii. Eighteen "healthy active" elderly Japanese Americans were interviewed ...

An individual who is diagnosed with an inherited bleeding disorder is expected to manage his or her condition on a daily basis. This chronic situation can totally disrupt psychosocial functioning and make it more difficult ...